Weather Updates

Flash Flood Watch Through Monday Evening Remains In Effect, VITEMA Says

The US National Weather Service – San Juan Forecast Office has extended the Flash Flood Watch to 6 p.m. Monday for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. Above, torrential rainfall in November 2014 on the island of St. Croix. According to the US National Weather Service the strong tropical wave, designated Invest 97 L, will continue to bring showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds across the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today and tomorrow. The tropical wave is forecasted to move across the local islands today, tonight and tomorrow. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase this morning and spread across the rest of the region through tonight. The most active period is expected to be from this morning through Monday morning. The potential of flooding rains remains high for US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Sunday. Rainfall totals between are expected to be between 2 and 4 inches with locally hig...